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A few miles can change the market. This month we compare a Charlestown townhouse near Monument Square with a Lincoln estate on almost two acres.
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**Listing Agents**
- Jane Reitz, Reitz Realty Group (Charlestown)
- Patty & Will Levy, Levy Real Estate Group, Barrett SothEBY’s International Realty (Lincoln)
**Photos**
- Charlestown: Courtesy photos
- Lincoln exteriors: Home Listing Photography
- Lincoln interior: Pessolano Photography
**32 High St., Charlestown**
Sale price: ~$2,950,000
Square footage: 53,259 sq ft
Bedrooms: 43 full, 1 half
**6 Stratford Way, Lincoln**
Sale price: $2,850,000
Square footage: 1,698,707 sq ft
Bedrooms: 54 full, 2 half
**Market Snapshot**
- Asking price: $3,200,000
- Days on market: 1698,707 sq ft (note: typo in original, omitted)
Space is relative; what a city dweller calls large may feel small to a suburbanite. The four‑level Charlestown home, built in 1833 and fully restored, boasts an airy layout, a light‑filled kitchen with expansive glass doors opening onto a deck and patio, and preserved details such as an antique newel post and a marble fireplace surround.
The Lincoln manse, 30 minutes from Boston, sits on nearly two acres and offers 8,707 sq ft of indoor and outdoor entertainment space, including a tennis court and putting green. It required six months and $250,000 in concessions to sell, whereas the Charlestown townhouse closed in under a week and above asking. The city edge is clear.
This article first appeared in the print edition of the October 2025 issue, headline: “A Renovated 19th‑Century City Townhouse vs. a Palatial Suburban Estate.”
